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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
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shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
- H( w# B9 h" H+ x& G, A9 pnursing home today. ' x3 t, C; T: }4 ]% s
) s( ?7 Y- X( c9 r8 pHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
8 F6 |# w: \- C5 T3 TAfter many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
$ @: f0 x2 P/ V4 o' ^he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual ( b' S2 x% O% H/ ~/ s$ }7 J
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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0 c4 M- I( j6 K% O( F2 m5 K"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 5 W& |( \- Y# Y8 N* B
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." . C" D5 O5 ]/ c: b; O
. o4 A$ w$ H, j* C" E7 K1 g6 J"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
' N/ v2 I: }9 q* N* Nroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how 7 L9 v; k0 V$ a% K* q& z
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 7 B D7 k6 Q' J: i& \9 V
! x) T a* _+ UIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
5 J5 @/ f: }3 F' Lhave with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
2 b7 f( Z+ I' p" m/ J- W& @and be thankful for the ones that do.
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7 u& M* e& @/ pEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new ! g; e7 X0 y) C1 S
day and all the happy memories I've stored away. ( F, I. w# v$ l
j5 `3 b. u* @. y! \1 NJust for this time in my life. : z- z% S% t h% Y1 {7 O$ {
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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, ]/ C8 Z" b" C4 Y0 L, E# a) BSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank # y0 N% s# ]/ Z. |: ~" z4 [- z
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ! \" a4 v7 B) U6 t
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ( V+ ~& P7 I, a9 k' N# k) \
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1. Free your heart from hatred. 8 I, j! S9 t, g! h
2. Free your mind from worries.
5 X S9 m5 s- g" \# J 3. Live simply. 3 _5 v( `" _( L4 }$ F$ K
4. Give more.
" V6 G& |: Q/ N0 k 5. Expect less. |
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